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Ex-French prime minister denies wrongdoing in fraud trial

| February 27, 2020 10:30 AM

PARIS (AP) — Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Thursday that he wants to “make the truth be known” at his fraud trial in Paris. Fillon is facing charges after he used public funds to pay his wife and children for work they allegedly never performed.

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